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Volume 46, No. 15

B.C. Reg. 303/2003

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

July 29, 2003

B.C. Reg. 303/2003, deposited July 25, 2003, pursuant to the PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY OPERATIONS AND DRUG SCHEDULING

ACT [Section 64]. Order in Council 744/2003, approved and ordered July 24, 2003.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Drug Schedules Regulation, B.C. Reg. 9/98, is amended as set out in the attached Resolutions of the Council of the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia dated May 2, 2003, and Resolution of the Council dated January 31, 2003, except for:

(

a) the deletion of:

1 Nicotine and its salts v (except in natural substances, or except when sold as a chewing gum containing not more than the equivalent of 4 mg of nicotine per dosage unit, or except when sold as a transdermal patch with a delivery rate of not more than the equivalent of 22 mg of nicotine per day, or except when sold in a form to be administered orally by means of an inhalation device delivering 4 mg or less of Nicotine per dosage unit);

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b) the addition of:

3 Nicotine and its salts (when sold in a form to be administered orally by means of an inhalation device delivering 4 mg or less of Nicotine per dosage unit). — S. HAWKINS , Minister of Health Planning; M. R. COELL , Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Resolution of the Council of the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia ("the Council"), made at Vancouver, British Columbia, the 31st day of January 2003.

RESOLVED THAT:

In accordance with the authority established in

Section 64 of

The Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 363 of British Columbia, the Council amends the Drug Schedules Regulation as set out in the attached schedule, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. — L. LYTLE, B.Sc. (Phr.), R.Ph., CAE,

Registrar .

Schedule

That, effective immediately, the Drug Schedules Regulation be amended by the deletion of:

3 Acetaminophen (in sustained-release formulations)

3 Brompheniramine and its salts

2 Chromic chloride (parenteral)

2 Cupric chloride (parenteral)

1 Electrolyte solutions (for parenteral use)

2 Magnesium sulfate (for parenteral use)

2 Manganese and its salts (for parenteral use)

2 Sodium acetate (for parenteral use)

2 Sodium phosphate (for parenteral use)

3 Loperamide and its salts (in solid dosage forms)

3 Loratidine and its salts and preparations

1 Nicotine and its saltsv (except in natural substances, or except when sold as a chewing gum containing not more than the equivalent of 4 mg of nicotine per dosage unit, or except when sold as a transdermal patch with a delivery rate of not more than the equivalent of 22 mg of nicotine per day, or except when sold in a form to be administered orally by means of an inhalation device delivering 4 mg or less of nicotine per dosage unit)

and the addition of:

3 Acetaminophen (in sustained-release formulations containing greater than 650 mg per unit and in package sizes greater than 50 units)

3 Brompheniramine and its salts as a single entity for the treatment of allergies

1 Calcium chloride in injectable form for parenteral use

1 Calcium gluconate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Chromium chloride (chromic chloride) in injectable for parenteral nutrition

1 Copper sulfate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Dextrose injection in concentrated solutions for parenteral nutrition

1 Lipid solutions in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Magnesium sulfate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Manganese and its salts in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Selenium in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Sodium acetate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Sodium chloride in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Sodium iodine in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Sodium phosphate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition.

1 Vitamins in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Zinc chloride in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

1 Zinc sulfate in injectable form for parenteral nutrition

2 Loperamide and its salts (in other than solid dosage (forms)

3 Loratidine and its salts and preparations in products marketed for pediatric use (under 12 years of age)

3 Nicotine and its salts v (when sold in a form to be administered orally by means of an inhalation device delivering 4 mg or less of nicotine per dosage unit)

Resolution of the Council of the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia ("the Council"), made at Vancouver, British Columbia, the 2nd day of May 2003.

RESOLVED THAT:

In accordance with the authority established in

Section 64 of

The Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 363 of British Columbia, the Council amends the Drug Schedules Regulation as set out in the attached schedule, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. — L. LYTLE, B.Sc. (Phr.), R.Ph., CAE,

Registrar .

Schedule

That, effective immediately, the Drug Schedules Regulation be amended by the deletion of:

1 Nicotine and its salts (except in natural substances, or except when sold as a chewing gum containing not more than the equivalent of 4 mg of nicotine per dosage unit, or except when sold as a transdermal patch with a delivery rate of not more than the equivalent of 22 mg of nicotine per day)

and the addition of:

3 Nicotine and its salts (when sold in a form to be administered orally by means of an inhalation device delivering 4 mg or less of nicotine per dosage unit)

Resolution of the Council of the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia ("the Council"), made at Vancouver, British Columbia, the 2 day of May 2003.

RESOLVED THAT:

In accordance with the authority established in

Section 64 of

The Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 363 of British Columbia, the Council amends the Drug Schedules Regulation as set out in the attached schedule, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. — L. LYTLE, B.Sc. (Phr.), R.Ph., CAE,

Registrar .

Schedule

That, effective immediately, the Drug Schedules Regulation be amended by the deletion of:

3 Aluminum oxide

3 Anetholtrithione

3 Chlophedianol and its salts

3 Mepyramine (pyrilamine)

3 Phenylephrine hydrochloride for opthalmic use in concentrations of 2.5% or less

3 Pyrilamine (see mepyramine)

1 Cetirizine and its salts (when sold in concentrations of 10 mg equivalent to greater than 8.5 mg cetirizine base per dosage unit)

and the addition of:

1 Cetirizine and its salts (when sold in concentrations greater than 8.5 mg cetirizine base per dosage unit)

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